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Miguel López de Legazpi

1502 - 1572

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Miguel López de Legazpi (12 June 1502 – 20 August 1572), also known as El Adelantado and El Viejo (The Elder), was a Spanish conquistador who financed and led an expedition to conquer the Philippine islands in the mid-16th century. He was joined by Guido de Lavezares, relative Martin de Goiti, friar Andrés de Urdaneta, and his grandsons Juan and Felipe de Salcedo, in the expedition. Legazpi established the first Spanish settlement in the East Indies after his expedition crossed the Pacific Ocean, arriving in Cebu in 1565. He became the first governor-general of the Spanish East Indies, which was administered from New Spain for the Spanish crown. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Miguel López de Legazpi is the 4,356th most popular politician (down from 3,904th in 2019), the 359th most popular biography from Spain (down from 347th in 2019) and the 128th most popular Spanish Politician.

Miguel López de Legazpi was a Spanish explorer who is most famous for being the first Governor-General of the Philippines.

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Among politicians, Miguel López de Legazpi ranks 4,356 out of 19,576. Before him are Şehzade Mehmed, Antonín Zápotocký, Emperor Go-Fushimi, László Rajk, Blaise Compaoré, and Augustin Robespierre. After him are Mahboob Ali Khan, Charles, Prince of Viana, René Barrientos, Emil Maurice, Emperor Chūai, and Kaykhusraw I.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1502, Miguel López de Legazpi ranks 8. Before him are Pope Gregory XIII, Atahualpa, John III of Portugal, La Malinche, Pieter Coecke van Aelst, and Anthony Maria Zaccaria. After him are Thomas Tallis, Pedro Nunes, Heinrich Aldegrever, Otto Henry, Elector Palatine, Louis II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, and Damião de Góis. Among people deceased in 1572, Miguel López de Legazpi ranks 14. Before him are Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandía, John Knox, Longqing Emperor, François Clouet, Catherine of Austria, Queen of Poland, and Isaac Luria. After him are Petrus Ramus, Archduchess Barbara of Austria, Jean Goujon, Claude Goudimel, Ippolito II d'Este, and Moses Isserles.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Miguel López de Legazpi ranks 359 out of 3,355. Before him are Al-Qurtubi (1214), Eleanor of Aragon, Queen of Portugal (1402), Francisco Ferrer (1859), Mary of Jesus de León y Delgado (1643), Arturo Pérez-Reverte (1951), and Antonio Soler (1729). After him are Charles, Prince of Viana (1421), Jorge Semprún (1923), José Sanjurjo (1872), Abdullah ibn Muhammad al-Umawi (844), Gnaeus Calpurnius Piso (-100), and Chindasuinth (563).

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Among POLITICIANS In Spain

Among politicians born in Spain, Miguel López de Legazpi ranks 128. Before him are Hisham I of Córdoba (757), Sancho III of Castile (1134), Francisco Largo Caballero (1869), Blanche II of Navarre (1424), Ali ibn Yusuf (1083), and Alfonso V of León (994). After him are Charles, Prince of Viana (1421), Abdullah ibn Muhammad al-Umawi (844), Gnaeus Calpurnius Piso (-100), Chindasuinth (563), Hisham II (965), and Yusuf I of Granada (1318).

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